Even in San Francisco and the broader Bay Area, there are moments when the excesses of progressive wokeness collide with reality and public safety.

Miss America pageant officials have agreed that contestants in their competitions must in fact be a Miss, not a Mr. , bowing to biological reality and the threat that their prior policy could violate state deceptive advertising law.

An undercover investigation has raised fresh questions about corruption and waste inside Los Angeles sprawling homelessness bureaucracy, with a city finance official captured on hidden camera alleging that tens of millions in taxpayer dollars are being siphoned off by politically connected developers.

Joe Biden reportedly favored Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer as his 2020 running mate but ultimately turned to Kamala Harris amid racial politics inflamed by the Black Lives Matter riots.

A sweeping new celebration of American history and exceptionalism is set to take over the National Mall this summer, as organizers finalize plans for a Worlds Fair-style tribute to the nations 250th birthday.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly moving ahead with plans to deploy a lifelike artificial-intelligence clone of himself to interact with employees inside the tech giant.

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren is charging that Amazon MGM Studios engaged in bribery in plain sight by vastly outbidding competitors to secure a documentary about first lady Melania Trump, a deal she argues may run afoul of federal anti-bribery statutes.

A powerful postal workers union is rolling out a national television campaign urging Americans to embrace voting by mail, inserting itself into an already heated fight over election integrity and the proper role of federal agencies in the democratic process.

Lea Bardon, the White House director of Cabinet Affairs, is departing the Trump administration to join a Washington-based public affairs firm, becoming the latest senior official to transition into political and private-sector roles ahead of the midterm election season.